Fog is unusual at this time of the year in this part of the world at this exact time.b

Not a wreath, but still...

Noël à la maison. Decided that lights would do the heavy lifting this year.

Cheerful ghosts in my neighbourhood.

Phillips Square Montreal at 5 :30 AM, looking for coffee. Thank you transatlantic flight schedules.

'That' look at the V&A.

Wonderful gamelan concert last Saturday here in Vancouver. Note to self: gamelan is best heard outside or in a very large hall. 21 people hammering and drumming away in a 150 seat capacity facility make a LOT of noise...

My favourite municipal park happens to be in Anacortes, with feverish Gaudi-like mosaics by the French-Canadian architect Jean-Baptiste LePage.

A favourite clump of cherry trees.

A wonderful political period piece. Great convention floor action scene at the end. Politics comme nos pères en faisaient.

Fighting the good fight in my neighbourhood.

Since the US is currently a must miss destination for Canadians, where to holiday? I’m thinking of Japan again. For the art? The history? The gardens? The cool 7-11 stores? No, for the deserts we had in a park in Kyoto. Travel is broadening.